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The inquisitory / Robert Pinget ; translated by Donald Watson.
- Title
- The inquisitory / Robert Pinget ; translated by Donald Watson.
- Author
- Pinget, Robert
- Publication
- [Normal, Ill.] : Dalkey Archive Press, 2003.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PQ2631.I638 I513 2003 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Watson, Donald
- Description
- 399 p.; 21 cm.
- Summary
- "The Inquisitory consists entirely of the interrogation of an old, deaf servant regarding unspecified crimes that may or may not have taken place at his master's French chateau." "The servant's replies - which are by turns comic, straightforward, angry, nostalgic, and disingenuous - hint at a variety of seedy events, including murder, orgies, tax fraud, and drug deals. Of course, the servant wasn't involved with any of these activities - if the reader chooses to believe him. In trying to convince the inquisitor of his innocence, the servant creates a web of half-truths, vague references, and glaring inconsistencies amid "forgotten" details, indicating that he may know more than he's letting on."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- John F. Byrne French literature series
- Uniform Title
- Inquisitoire. English
- John F. Byrne French literature series
- Alternative Title
- Inquisitoire.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- novels.
- Fiction
- Novels
- Romans.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- ISBN
- 1564783278 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2003055100
- OCLC
- 52381041
- SCSB-11078499
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library